Networking as a Means to Strategy Change: The Case of Open Innovation in Mobile Telephony

Koen Dittrich, Geert Duysters · 2007 · Journal of Product Innovation Management

Summary. Nokia used different innovation networks to manage technological change in mobile telephony between 1985 and 2002. The company pursued exploitation strategies for early-generation mobile development through stable, long-term partnerships, then shifted to exploration strategies for third-generation technologies using flexible networks with higher partner turnover. This open innovation approach enabled Nokia to become a world leader and adapt to radical market shifts.

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10.1111/j.1540-5885.2007.00268.x

Countries

Finland

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Europe

Categories

innovation-networks, innovation-theory, general-innovation

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2026-04-28